The Wild Fire

THE WILD FIRE A SMALL TOWN SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE CASSIE-ANN L. MILLER CONTENTS Stories by Cassie-Ann L. Miller About “The Wild Fire” Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Epilogue So, what to read now…? Dirty Cameos & Easter Eggs The Wildfire (A Small Town Second Chance Romance) Copyright © 2023 Cassie-Ann L. Miller All rights reserved. This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places and incidents appearing therein are products of the author’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be interpreted as real. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The author acknowledges the trademarked status of the various products referenced in this work. Amazon’s Kindle Store is the only authorized distributor of this ebook. If you have downloaded or purchased it from any other distributor, please note that you have received an illegal copy. This not only violates the author’s copyright, deprives the author of royalties due and puts the book at risk of being removed from Kindle distribution, but it also exposes you to computer viruses, theft of your personal information by book pirates and potential legal prosecution. Photo credit: Wander Aguiar Model: James 18052023/2 Created with Vellum STORIES BY CASSIE-ANN L. MILLER The Wild Westbrooks The Wild Side The Wild One The Wild Card The Wild Fire Mason Westbrook’s story (TBD) The Playboys of Sin Valley Playing House Playing Pretend Playing Along Playing Rough Playing Loose Bad Boys in Love Series Mister Billions Mister Baller Mister Baby Daddy Mister Bossy The Blue Collar Bachelors Series Lover Boy Play Boy Bad Boy Hot Boy Rich Boy Dream Boy The Dirty Suburbs Series Dirty Neighbor Dirty Player Dirty Stranger Dirty Favor Dirty Lover Dirty Farmer Dirty Silver Dirty Forever Dirty Christmas The Esquire Girls Series Amber’s Story Amber Nights (Amber – Books 1, 2, 3 & 4) Madison’s Story For Madison, Always (Madison – Books 1, 2, 3 & 4) Ruthie’s Story Ruthie’s Desire (Ruthie – Books 1, 2, 3 & 4) Hailey’s story Moments with Hailey (Hailey - Books 1, 2, 3 & 4) Esquire HEAT Series A Very Eager Intern A Very Frustrated Attorney Standalone Novel Happy New You ABOUT “THE WILD FIRE” Me and my hot ex-husband. Alone. In a cabin in the woods. With one tiny bed. Once upon a time, Davis Westbrook was my small town fairytale. We fell in love at 16. Married at 21. High school sweethearts destined for forever. Then in one cruel moment, fate stormed in, knocked over our white picket fence and stole our happy ever after. Davis and I moved on with separate lives. I run the local veterinary clinic. He is Honey Hill’s hot-as-hell chief deputy sheriff. And we’re nothing but cordial exes, ‘politely keeping our distance’ around town. But four years later, fate is laughing at us again. My best friend is marrying Davis’s brother. Which means, I’m the maid of honor. And my ex-husband is the best man. No biggie. We can handle this. We’re pros at the whole ‘keeping our distance’ thing. Right? Not so fast. We get caught in a violent rainstorm on the way to the destination wedding. Now, instead of ‘politely keeping our distance’ at the wedding venue, we’re stuck at a tiny cabin in the woods. With one tiny bed. As if that isn’t awkward enough, we have to pretend to be a happily married couple just to keep the roof over our heads. Dammit. Fate is pulling strings again. I was sure the spark between us would be gone by now. Oh, I was so very wrong. The minute our lips touch, our souls are on fire and we’re drowning in the flames. Turns PROLOGUE DAVIS I hop out of my Jeep. Race up the dark driveway. Fling the front door open with a flourish. Not sure the wide grin on my face will fit through this doorframe, though. Shit—I’m so excited. “Allie!” I shout, craning my neck down the hallway. I’ve got the paperwork clenched in one hand. A bottle of Alana’s favorite wine in the other. Kicking off my shoes on the doormat, I poke my head into the living room. “Babe, I’m home.” This day went on forever. It was hell getting through my shift at the police station with this big news weighing on my chest. Pretending like it was just any other Thursday. All while knowing that today, I took the first step. The first step toward realizing a dream Alana and I have dreamed together for so long. I’ve been keeping this information to myself all day, not telling a soul. And by now, I’m about ready to burst. “Allie—where are you, Princess?” My brothers are gonna make such a big deal about this. I can already imagine Cash, Jasper, Harry and our cousin, Mason, throwing me a damn parade—marching band and carnival floats and everything—once they find out. I’ve been talking their ears off about this for years. Now, I’m finally putting my plan into motion. And Nicky? I fully expect my bossy little sister to have a detailed plan of action all mapped out within the next twenty-four hours. Grammy will be shouting about it to any and everyone